Liverpool 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How Liverpool won it

Liverpool struck first through an own goal by Pascal Groß in the 17th minute. Alexander Isak made it 2-0 to Liverpool in the 21st minute, set up by Bradley Barcola.

It was 2-0 at half-time, and nothing changed after the break.

The referee, S. Barrott, showed 2 yellow cards: 0 to Liverpool and 2 to Brighton & Hove Albion.

Liverpool: A. Iraola, 4-2-3-1 · Brighton & Hove Albion: F. Hürzeler, 4-2-3-1.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

A correct call: the Match Board's pick was Liverpool 0.00, and 2-0 bears it out.

The estimate's most likely result was a Liverpool win at 44%, and that is what happened. Its single most likely score was 1-1 (10%).

The goals dried up: the estimate expected about 3.4 and the match produced two.

Over 2.5 goals had been put at 65%; with 2 goals the under came in, against the way the estimate leaned.

Both teams to score was 66%; they did not both score, against the estimate.

The pre-match consensus had a Liverpool win at 42%, the same lean as Moneyball.

Computed before kick-off from both sides' season goals and expected goals as of 2026-10-25, through a Dixon-Coles score model, and left as it was.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 1.69 for Liverpool and 1.27 for Brighton & Hove Albion.

Brighton & Hove Albion left about 1.3 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.

Liverpool had 4 shots on target, Brighton & Hove Albion 1.

Brighton & Hove Albion had 64% of the ball, but Liverpool took the points.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Liverpool came into it with 10 Premier League matches played, scoring 1.4 and conceding 1.0 a match, with 1.80 expected goals for and 1.43 against, and had won 50% of their matches.

Brighton & Hove Albion came into it with 10 Premier League matches played, scoring 2.6 and conceding 0.7 a match, with 1.97 expected goals for and 1.42 against, and had won 70% of their matches.

Liverpool vs Brighton & Hove Albion: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Alexander Isak (Liverpool), rated 7.5 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal.

Liverpool

• Alexander Isak 7.5 1 goal
• Ronald Araujo 7.4
• Bradley Barcola 7.4 1 assist
• Virgil van Dijk 7.3
• Cody Gakpo 7.2

Brighton & Hove Albion

• Bart Verbruggen 7.0
• Diego Gómez 7.0
• Maxim De Cuyper 6.9
• Charalampos Kostoulas 6.8
• Yasin Ayari 6.8

The lowest-rated starter was Olivier Boscagli at 5.5. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Liverpool: Liverpool vs Manchester United Sunday 22 November 2026 · Premier League
• Brighton & Hove Albion: Hull City vs Brighton & Hove Albion Sunday 22 November 2026 · Premier League

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about Liverpool vs Brighton & Hove Albion

What was the score in Liverpool vs Brighton & Hove Albion?

Liverpool 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion (half-time 2-0), Premier League, Sunday 25 October 2026.

Who scored in Liverpool vs Brighton & Hove Albion?

Alexander Isak 21'.

Did Moneyball predict Liverpool vs Brighton & Hove Albion correctly?

A correct call: the Match Board's pick was Liverpool 0.00, and 2-0 bears it out.

Who was man of the match in Liverpool vs Brighton & Hove Albion?

Alexander Isak, rated 7.5 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Liverpool vs Brighton & Hove Albion?

S. Barrott.